THE chance for losing owners to protest should a jockey be found to have breached the new whip rules might arrive too late for connections of King Thing, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.His report adds: The galloper was beaten a long head at Warwick Farm yesterday by favourite Confessional, whose apprentice Jamie Quinnell was found to have breached the controversial whip rules.Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Chris Munce was also stripped of prizemoney and riding fees amounting to $
THE chance for losing owners to protest should a jockey be found to have breached the new whip rules might arrive too late for connections of King Thing, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.
His report adds: The galloper was beaten a long head at Warwick Farm yesterday by favourite Confessional, whose apprentice Jamie Quinnell was found to have breached the controversial whip rules.
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Chris Munce was also stripped of prizemoney and riding fees amounting to $280 by Racing NSW stewards after finishing third on Receding in the first at Warwick Farm. Munce, who almost lost an iron at the 300-metre mark, was deemed to have struck Receding seven consecutive times. The rule allows for seven strikes in the final 100m but they cannot be in consecutive strides.
''Isn't that the right amount of times?'' Munce argued. ''I wasn't concentrating on how many times I hit the horse, my focus was staying on. If I'm balanced and doing my best it's surely the best for everyone.''
Stewards deemed Quinnell had struck Confessional with the whip on four consecutive strides, with the rule stipulating a rider can only strike a horse three times in succession over the final 100m. Unlike Munce, who had been warned, Quinnell had a clean slate and was reprimanded.
While Munce and Quinnell were fronting stewards, the Australian Racing Board's new integrity committee, which is headed by Racing Victoria chairman Michael Duffy, met in Melbourne for the first time.